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City of Gem Lake <br />City Countil Meeting— August 16, 2022 <br />Meeting tvlinuter. <br />Mayor Gretchen Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Cotincilmembers Len Cacioppo, Ben <br />Johnson.and Jim Lindner were. present..CoUncilniember Laurel Amlee was not present: Also present.. City Attorney <br />Patrick Kelly, City*Treasurer Tom Kelly, Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence, Planning Commission Chair Don <br />Cummings, and residents Jim Wilson, Nick Cress and Sharon,Rdland. <br />August 16, 2022 Agenda <br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Linder to accept the agenda, seconded by Councilmember Caoioppo: <br />Voice vote taken,.all voted yes, motion passes, agenda accepted. <br />!Minute <br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by'Councilmentber Cacioppo to approve the July <br />19, 2022, City Council Meeting Minutes: Voice votetaken, Al voted yes; motion:passes,.minutes approved. <br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Lindner, seconded. Couricihmgmber Johnson to. accept the August 8., <br />2022, City Council Workshop:Minutes. Voice vote taken, C.ounctimember Cacioppo abstained. All others voted yes, <br />motion passes, minutes accepted. <br />Committee Reports— Planning Commission <br />There.ti 9110 Planning Commission meeting.hcld.in August. No projects. have been.proposed, and the two public.. <br />hearings that were scheduled for the August 10, 2022-meeting were.not. held due to the applications.being deemed <br />incomplete: <br />Mayor Artig,S`womley suggested to the Commissiomthat.the City needs k. etterdefined list of permitted.uses within <br />the Gateway District. and that a couple Ordinances throughout the- year should be: reviewed for any possible changes. <br />Another suggestion was to begin looking at language to put..in Ilivz,oning ordinance. regarding thesale and <br />distribution of delta=9-tetrahydrocannabino (THC). <br />Old Business <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley presented ideas.for the next edition of the.City.Newsletter to include pieces such as. <br />information about the corridor. project and scheduled meeting dates, an. invite. to the water summit, preliminary <br />budget and MS4 meetings, Purple. Line BRT, donations. made to Willow Lane. Elementary and the White Bear.Lake. <br />Area Food Shelf, the moratorium on thesWe-and.distribution of TEiC in the city, summary of* audit and. who died <br />an affidavit of candidacy for City Council. <br />New .Business <br />20.21 Audit Presentation <br />MMKR CPA James Eichten gave a report -on -the 2021 Audit that was conducted on the City of Gem Lake, <br />4 Based on MMK audit oaf the City's financial statements for the year ended.December.11, 20.21.: <br />• M1vIKR has issued an unmodified opinion .on the City's basic financial statements. <br />• One matter iirivioiving the City'•$ internal control over financial reporting was eonsideeed-to bea. <br />material weakness: <br />:o Due to the limited.size of the City's office.staff, the- City has limited segregation of duties. <br />in certain areas: <br />• The results ofMM.KR's testing disclosed no instances of noncompliance required.to be reported <br />under Government Auditing Standards: <br />• Two -findings based on MMKR's testing of the City's coinpliance with Minnesota laws anti <br />regulations: <br />o Minnesota Statutes require promptpayment of local government billswithin a.standard <br />payment period of 35 days from the receipt*of goods and :services:for governing Boards <br />thar meet at least once a month. If such obligations are not paid within the. appropriate, <br />City of Gan Lake CityCouikil Mecting Minutes August 16, 2022 1 I N a t t <br />